The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-22

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end in an eminent degree. Satisfied
in his own achievements and success,
Mr.. Cooper is unenvious of the pros
perity of others, and in procliaming
his pride in Henderson and his fealty
to its interests, says if he cannot do
the business he wants some one else to
do tin this town and market.
1t has become a common remark
among those who know him, that
"Dave Cooper IS natural born ware
housemen - and SO he is. If any
man has found his calling" that
man is most assuredly Mr.. D. Y.
Cooper. His superior tact and indus
try, his fine business capacity and
thorough knowledge of tobacco, pecu-
liarly fit him for the successful conduct
of his gigantic operations; to his own
pecuniary advantage and tine welfare
and entire satisfaction of those who
patronize his house. Not only is Hen
dorson the leading bright leaf market
in the State, but beyond all question
and comparison, Mr.. Cooper is pre-
eminently the first tobacco warehouse
man in North Carolina.
No man in the State is better known
to the tobacco growing and tobacco
selling public. His house stands at
the very head for high prices and fair
and square dealing, and his books
show that for the year just closed
Cooper's Warehouse sold upwards Of
1900, 900 pounds, at an average that
is unapproached by any other house in
any market. The establishment is run
on strictly business principles, method
as we'll as manner entering into the
minutest details and indeed it would
be impossible to conduct such bust
ness successfully without it. Every
thing is done for the comfort and con-
venience of his patrons but one con-
sideration outweighinS this with Mr..
Cooper, and that is to get the farmer
the highest possible price for his to-
bacco always.
Starting at the very foundation
stone of the business, beginning life as
a farmer and taking the crop through
all its various stages, from the plant
bed to the field, and then to the cur
ing barn and the pack house, and fl
nally to where he now is as the sole
proprietor of the largest and best
equipped sales warehouse in North
Carolina, Mr.. Cooper is perfectly con-
versant with the tobacco business in
all its details, and no man is better
posted on all questions that pertain
thereto. He is thoroughly Unidentified
with Henderson and the tobacco inter-
est, and no man has worked harder or
done more to huild up and sustain this
| market than he. His name is indls-
solubly linked with the towns history,
and is worthy of honorable mention
whenever and wherever there is oCCa-
sion to speak of it; or the men who
have helped to make this North Caro-
lina's leading bright tobacco market,
and the busy, busting, thriving and
progressive little city that Henderson
is day.
Mr.. Cooper is intelligent, wide
awake and public spirited, and has had
to do with establishing and putting in
operation many important enterprises in
our midst. 1t was through his efforts
in great part that Messrs. Allen 6
Ginter, of Richmond, one of the larg.
est cigarette manufacturing concern:
in the world, were induced to build
their large stemming establishment il
Henderson. Prompted by a com.
mendable spirit OF liberality, far seeing
business acumen, and praiseworthy
desire to add to the enterprises and
industries Of this town and market
Mr.. Cooper donated lot on which
these gentlemen erected their immense
stemmery, now actively at work giving
constant and remunerative employ
ment to a large number of persons
And when Messrs. Strause & Raab, ex
tensve leaf dealers, Of Richmond, also
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excellent opportunities and advantage
for the establishment of a branch
house for their business, meeting viii
some difficulty in finding a suitable
location at a satisfactory price, Mr.
Cooper together with other enterprisins
and public-spirited gentlemen bough
piece of land and then sold Messrs
Strause & Raab what they wanted a
their own figures. The result of such
| sensible and liberal action is to b:
seen in the large and handsome four
story brick prize house on the corner o
Chestnut street and Tucker avenue, al
ornament to that part of town where
it is located. Thus two very larg,
and important enterprises established
here within the past few months, ar
directly traceable to the personal eff
forts and broad-minded and public
spirited action of Mr.. Cooper.
/ The value Of such a man to an,